mark safranski@zenpundit·Jun 17, 2016Coincidentally, prisons are full of criminalsQuote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 17, 2016Interesting refactoring. Crime has only gone down if you ignore crime within the prison system. https://twitter.com/davidmanheim/status/743159215003303936…214
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @zenpundityeah but some guy serving years for dumb 3 strikes law for say being caught with a couple of joints doesn't deserve years of rape12:42 AM · Jun 18, 2016
mark safranski@zenpundit·Jun 18, 2016Replying to @vgrnot a fan of non-violent drug offenders going to prison. A dude who does armed robbery, aggravated assault and burglary can rot IMHO11
mark safranski@zenpundit·Jun 18, 2016Replying to @vgrand the prison rape thing is something that should be stopped. We choose not to do so which is sick11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 18, 2016Replying to @zenpundityeah, de jure "fair" punishments sliding into de facto "cruel and unusual"1